My Bait Shop Blog

Happy Holidays and End of Year Wrap from John Holtz

by Keith Bell December 21, 2019

Hey all! John Holtz, My Bait Shop Pro-staffer, and man on a mission to catch AS many fish as I can before the lid goes on! My goodness gracious it has been a productive fall! I think I have caught more big fish this fall, than I ever have! I have got to give credit where credit is due, the variety of lures that I have been throwing thanks to My Bait Shop is the reason for this season… If ya know what I mean!? But in all seriousness, as the end of 2019 grows near, I am thankful, I am humbled by the outpouring of support, and I am so excited for things to come!

2019 saw a very solid tournament year, despite crazy weather, high water, and general horrid fishing conditions throughout the Midwest...Click "Read More" to continue.

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A Shout Out to Our Own Pro Angler John Holtz

by Keith Bell November 14, 2019

My Bait Shop Angler John Holtz in Bassmaster Magazine

Did you happen to see the article on John yesterday? If not check it out as featured on the front page of Bassmaster.com. It is titled "Daily Limit: Fan of fishing personalities". Should also be in next months issue. We couldn't be prouder of John and the story.....Click "Read More" to continue.

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Fishing Fall Patterns for Bass

by Keith Bell November 11, 2019

My Bait Shop Pro Angler John Holtz

My Bait Shop Pro Angler John Holtz takes us fishing and gives us tips on how to fish fall patterns using crankbaits. John takes us largemouth bass fishing on a November day and uses some great lures such as Rapalas, Bagley's, Storm and more. Check out how John did and pick up some great tips along the way.

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Fishing the Arbogast Jitterbug

by Keith Bell October 21, 2019

My Bait Shop Pro Angler John Holtz takes us fishing and gives us tips on how to fish the classic topwater bait, the Fred Arbogast Jitterbug.

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Kansas Bassmasters Stop 1

by Keith Bell March 27, 2019

My Bait Shop Pro Staff Larry Patterson and John Holtz fished Stop One on Sunday March 25th. With cold (45 degree) but stable water conditions we had a great practice day! It seemed that any and all jerkbaits we threw would catch a fish. Sunday came and everything changed. Stocton Reservoir began to release large amounts of water as the water temps cooled. With falling water (now 42-43 degrees) the fish were much harder to catch.

Proving you have to always pay attention, a mistake turned us onto the key to success.

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LJ Fishing Update - Larry Patterson

by Keith Bell February 16, 2019

Now that Christmas has come and gone, all my New Years resolutions have been broken, the ground hog didn't see it's shadow and the Bass Master Classic being only a month away can only mean one thing, The lakes are thawing and the big bass will be moving into their pre-spawn areas.

My Bait Shop lures have arrived, Rods and Reels are clean, new line on and I'm ready to hit the water and those Bass won't stand a chance this year (only if that were true). Being a die hard worm and jig fisherman, it's been hard for me to break away from my comfort zone from these types of lures. The worm and jig have been my go to bread and butter lures for years. I've always had confidence in their fish catching abilities.

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New Year Resolution

by Keith Bell January 15, 2019

Here we are 2019! Christmas has been packed away, toasts have been made to Auld Lang Syne, etc., etc.. If your anything like me New Years was brought in by some yahoo shooting off a big firework, me saying a not so nice New Year’s greeting to him, rolling over and going back to sleep! I know I am a party pooper when it comes to this time a year. This melancholy mood probably has a lot to do with where I live, and the lack of fishing I get to do! The ice is too thin to walk on, yet too thick to get a bait through. This is also a time of year I tend to “go into my head” a lot… As my wife can attest, that is a scary place to dive into. I find myself doing a lot of tackle prep, rigging and re-rigging, and working on the boat. I do all this to be ready first chance I get. While doing the odds and ends I find myself thinking about fishing trips past and anticipation of the next cast.year begin.

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So You Want to Go Tournament Bass Fishing...

by Keith Bell December 10, 2018

So you think you want to go tournament bass fishing… Well brother (and hopefully a few sisters out there too), let me tell you, It is a journey. There isn’t going to be any black truck with a ghostly figure, with a resemblance to Guido Hibdon, offering you a ride to Okeechobee! This is a long, hard, self made road that you will travel. You will lose friends, and gain friends for the same reasons. One thing is for certain, you will never look at a lake the same way again.

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Welcome LJ Fishing to the My Bait Shop Team!

by Keith Bell December 07, 2018

We are excited to welcome LJ Fishing to the My Bait Shop Team! LJ Fishing will be part of our Pro Fisherman Partners as we support them on the 2019 tournament trail.

LJ Fishing, Larry Patterson and John Holtz, is a bass fishing team on the Kansas tournament trail. They finished in the top 15 of the East Kansas Bassmasters in 2018 and were 10th place in 2017 for Rookie Team of the year on the Kansas Team Trail. As we mentioned we are very excited to be partnering with them throughout the entire 2019 campaign.

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